Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche agreed Thursday to pay $46.8 billion in cash to buy the 44 percent of California-based biotech pioneer Genentech that it doesn't already own, ending a long corporate struggle between the companies. ...more

March 13, 2009

Bacteria can cause potentially fatal infections that can spread along the bloodstream and attack organs such the lungs or bladder. With bacteria increasingly showing resistance to standard antibiotic drugs, this is a growing, if somewhat under-reported, human health risk. ...more

November 19, 2008

In a small-scale study on which researchers plan to expand, a component of the human immune system was turned into what initially appears to be a potent weapon against a deadly form of skin cancer. ...more

June 25, 2008

Want to share your favorite healthy recipe? Visit TBO.com, Keyword: Recipe; e-mail 4you@tampatrib.com; or mail it to The Tampa Tribune, 200 S. Parker St., Tampa FL 33606. Paging Dr. Cuervo Sure, tequila is used as a balm for a bad day, but who would have thought its main ingredient could treat cancer? According to University of Guadalajara researchers, blue agave — a plant extract used to make tequila — can pass through stomach acids without being destroyed. The hope is that doctors will be able to use agave as a vessel for delivering colon cancer drugs more effectively. Human trials are planned. menshealth.com ...more

October 4, 2007